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Hi Readers,
Quick overview
Position: InfoSec Officer
Industry: Financing Industry
Salary: Php 82,000 + additional earnings through SLA (15k - 25k)
Department: IT Department (directly reporting to the CIO, who is the head of the IT department)
Timeline of events
June 22, 2026, my first newborn son was born. On the same day (evening), I told my boss that I would file a leave. This was to ensure that I could give my time to my wife, who gave birth to our firstborn son via cesarean. But my boss said that I didn't need to file a leave as long as I was approving tickets and attending meetings. Either way, I insisted on filing a leave (2 leave requests, which was not enough for me). I tried to contact my boss to file another leave because it wasn't enough, but he insisted that I didn't need to (sayang daw kasi kung uubusin ko yung leave ko, since pwede naman ma convert sa cash).
June 23 to 24, 2026, while my leave was approved, I was still approving tickets from our ticketing system and attending meetings online, while I was in the hospital taking care of my wife and newly born kid. Because of this, I missed the moment and the feeling of being a father on the 1st and 2nd day.
On June 30, 2026 (Monday), I received a message from my boss. The message was directly hostile toward me. He started attacking my integrity at work. (hindi na nga ako pinag file ng leave despite of my situation tapos hahanapan pa ako ng biglaang output pagsapit ng monday? knowing na 4 days ako nasa hospital last week)
Because of the accusation, I asked him what the basis of his accusation was, and what did he say? Na di daw niya ako nakikitang naka seen sa Viber group chat (hello? Naka premium ako sa Viber and I have the option for that).
As someone who is one of his IT Heads and the lone InfoSec Officer being relied on for the security side, I felt disrespected by the attack on my integrity, especially when he knew my situation, that I had a newly born son and a wife who had just undergone a cesarean and needed me by her side during her recovery, and that I was willing to use all of my leaves.
Please take note na sa lahat ng IT Heads niya, ako lang yung hindi niya nilalagyan ng tauhan, but I am supporting not just one company but also our six affiliates. kumbaga I was only there for accountability just in case there was a security and data breach.
Our last conversation ended with "sige, yan ang desisyon mo" after I said, "Alam ko sa part ko, naging proactive naman ako. Kahit nga naka leave ako, nag a-approve pa rin ako ng mga ticket at sumasagot pa rin sa mga biglaang tawag ng IT Audit. Sige sir, kung sa tingin niyo wala na pong ginagawa o dishonesty na lang ang nagagawa ko, mag submite na lang po ako ng resignation. Salamat sir."
I decided to submit my resignation for peace of mind. I also decided to talk to IT Audit and the President behind his back. I told them that he had always been blocking my VAPT project for the in house application being developed by our IT developer (ayaw niya magpa VAPT kasi magiging busy yung developer niya sa pag address ng mga vulnerabilities, dahil naka focus siya sa puring makukuha niya sa senior management, pero yung security side ng application? ligwak. Then ano? sakin isisisi pag nagka breach? please take note na yung in-house application nila can be accessible sa internet. LOL).
Right now, I'm on my 30 day rendering period at dahil wala papalit sa position ko as infosec? isa isa na sila nagkaka problema sa security side lalo na sa pag sagot sa I.T Audit. also, may enough ipon din naman ako habang naghahanap ng bagong lilipatan. if hindi man makuha agad, I will use my time to take care of my newborn son and wife na nag re recover galing cesarean.
Please take note that we were close before. However, if my boundaries are being crossed, I also have my limits.
I believe I deserve to work in an environment that supports both my well-being as a person and my responsibilities as an Information Security professional.
But I also want to hear your thoughts. Do you think I was wrong for finally snapping at him and at my work?